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Original Calculator.com owner sues, claims domain is stolen
Domain name investors alerted domain owner to possible theft. The original registrant of Calculator.com has filed a lawsuit (pdf) to recover the domain name, which it says was stolen from it. Chloe Tsakiris Alston says that she and her father registe...
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Original Calculator.com owner sues, claims domain is stolen
Domain name investors alerted domain owner to possible theft. The original registrant of Calculator.com has filed a lawsuit (pdf) to recover the domain name, which it says was stolen from it. Chloe Tsakiris Alston says that she and her father registe...
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July 27, 2020, 12:33 am
Domain Name Wire
Reverse domain name hijacking over OpalShop.com domain name
Panelist finds the complaint was brought to harass a known competitor. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found Mighty Men Pty Ltd, trading as Opalshop, to have attempted reverse domain name hijacking for the domain OpalShop.com....
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Reverse domain name hijacking over OpalShop.com domain name
Panelist finds the complaint was brought to harass a known competitor. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found Mighty Men Pty Ltd, trading as Opalshop, to have attempted reverse domain name hijacking for the domain OpalShop.com....
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July 24, 2020, 4:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
Invest in what you know and do your own research
Wise words about domain investing. A new investor asked me to comment on a .cn domain he registered recently. He likes the domain because it is a “one-word” name. He had not done any research before making the acquisition decision. Since ...
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Invest in what you know and do your own research
Wise words about domain investing. A new investor asked me to comment on a .cn domain he registered recently. He likes the domain because it is a “one-word” name. He had not done any research before making the acquisition decision. Since ...
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July 24, 2020, 1:42 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign extends price freeze through Q1 2021
.Com price hike delayed. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN), the registry for .com and .net domain names, announced today that it has extended its price freeze on .net and .com domain names through March 31, 2021. The registry instituted the freeze on prices it...
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Verisign extends price freeze through Q1 2021
.Com price hike delayed. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN), the registry for .com and .net domain names, announced today that it has extended its price freeze on .net and .com domain names through March 31, 2021. The registry instituted the freeze on prices it...
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July 23, 2020, 8:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
Seattle goes with Kraken for NHL team name
Name was one of the options tipped off by domain registrations. It’s official—Seattle’s NHL expansion team will be called the Kraken. Named after a mythical sea creature, the name will play off of Seattle’s waterfront and port...
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Seattle goes with Kraken for NHL team name
Name was one of the options tipped off by domain registrations. It’s official—Seattle’s NHL expansion team will be called the Kraken. Named after a mythical sea creature, the name will play off of Seattle’s waterfront and port...
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July 23, 2020, 4:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
NameBio introduces easy way to report domain sales
Self-submissions of sales is now easier. Sales data is vital for a functioning domain aftermarket, and now domain name sales database NameBio is making it easier for people to report private sales. The site has created a form for domain investors to ...
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NameBio introduces easy way to report domain sales
Self-submissions of sales is now easier. Sales data is vital for a functioning domain aftermarket, and now domain name sales database NameBio is making it easier for people to report private sales. The site has created a form for domain investors to ...
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July 23, 2020, 3:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
How to create a quick logo for free (and no registration)
This domain name registrar offers a free logo maker with no catches. The other day I needed to create a simple logo quickly. It didn’t need to be the world’s best logo, just something I could upload to create a basic brand identity. There...
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How to create a quick logo for free (and no registration)
This domain name registrar offers a free logo maker with no catches. The other day I needed to create a simple logo quickly. It didn’t need to be the world’s best logo, just something I could upload to create a basic brand identity. There...
Discussion
July 23, 2020, 1:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
A disturbing UDRP ends in reverse domain name hijacking finding
Panel says it believes the complaint contained false statements and evidence designed to mislead it. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found reverse domain name hijacking in a cybersquatting dispute over the domain CheapStuff.co...
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A disturbing UDRP ends in reverse domain name hijacking finding
Panel says it believes the complaint contained false statements and evidence designed to mislead it. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found reverse domain name hijacking in a cybersquatting dispute over the domain CheapStuff.co...
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July 22, 2020, 5:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
Squadhelp adds negotiating features, tops 100k domains
Company adds extended financing options and the ability to have Squadhelp negotiate on your behalf. I realize that I just wrote about new features and domain counts for Squadhelp’s white label marketplaces a couple of days ago, but the company ...
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Squadhelp adds negotiating features, tops 100k domains
Company adds extended financing options and the ability to have Squadhelp negotiate on your behalf. I realize that I just wrote about new features and domain counts for Squadhelp’s white label marketplaces a couple of days ago, but the company ...
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July 22, 2020, 4:06 pm
Domain Name Wire
End user domain name sales including several non-coms
A video game developer, a security company, and a payroll processor bought domain names. Sedo’s top public sale of the past week was Memento.com. Not Momento–memento. This is an end user price but it’s not yet clear who bought the d...
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End user domain name sales including several non-coms
A video game developer, a security company, and a payroll processor bought domain names. Sedo’s top public sale of the past week was Memento.com. Not Momento–memento. This is an end user price but it’s not yet clear who bought the d...
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July 22, 2020, 1:12 pm
